The AIA College of Fellows submission site is open… Time to define the meaning and impact of your practice.

You and those you work with in a firm, are the voice—the point of view behind everything you write or speak about your work. You are, essentially, the pivotal character in a story about architecture, its meaning and value, and the important role buildings and spaces play in the lives of everyone.

I’m thrilled to unveil the Second Edition of Architect + Action = Result—a revitalized and expanded guide for architects pursuing AIA Fellowship and those looking to enhance the impact of their practice.  

45 days left before the AIA Fellowship submission portal closes for nominees for the Class of 2025...

Is Ai right for telling your story? Check out how these three highly Ai websites do with mine

AI-generated stories differ from human-written stories in several key ways…

Perplexity and I try to get from the benefits of Ai for architecture to its value in architectural marketing…

Should marketing departments in architectural firm be using Ai?

Speaking of writing, which happens to be my favorite topic, I've learned a few things through my 2023 teaching experiences with AIAVA/NOMA VA, AIANC/NOMA NC, Morgan State University, A'23, and AIAME…

In the same archinect.com newsletter as “Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann was a Manhattan-based architect” appears “Five bespoke multi-family projects by…

…a “light under my feet” in succeeding in on a first submission to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.

Architecture has meaning. Architecture has value. Words have power.

I’m excited to return again to do this terrific virtual program I co-developed with the leaders of the North Carolina Chapter of NOMA. Our intention is to help architects at all stages of their careers to understand, cultivate and prepare for a future AIA College of Fellows submission, but there’s more to this story. Read on…

Reducing the number of awards given each year to candidates who are considered deserving by previous recipients of the award can have a significant impact on members…

I turned to A.I. for insight into a jury that bestows less awards to deserving individuals using criteria they themselves did not achieve…

I turned to A.I. for negative reasons for the decline in AIA members being elevated to Fellowship.

I turned to A.I. for positive reasons for the decline in AIA members being elevated to Fellowship and potential remedies to reduce consternation among those aligned with the un-elevated…

The American Institute of Architects will soon announce members of the Class of 2023. The number of AIA Architects being elevated has been declining. If the trend continues…

Writing tips and insight on writing for architects, architectural designers, AIA Fellowship, and all creative writing. Tip #5 gets into the problems with using clichés in telling your unique story.

Episode 6 of the 12 Steps to AIA Fellowship series is in video and all about the time between submission and receiving official word on the results of your submission from the AIA.